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Windows 7 search for file with a special character in the file name?
I'm trying to find files in Windows 7 that have a parenthesis in the file name.
However, when I type ( or *(* or "(" or *"("* I get either nothing or every file.
Microsoft's "advanced query syntax"...
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How to search multiple file types from Windows Explorer search box?
I would like to use the Windows Explorer Search box to search for multiple file types.
Is there any supported syntax to do so?
I tried:
*.docx *.xlsx
*.docx, *.xlsx
*.docx; *.xlsx
*.docx or *.xlsx
*...
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Windows 10 Search not working
I used WinKey + S very much on Windows 8.1. Now when I installed Windows 10 it seems to be a problem with the search indexer. It can't find anything but some 'settings' items.
Things i've tried:
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How to disable automatic search in Windows Explorer?
One thing I like in Windows XP is the ability to type the first character of a folder or file, and Explorer instantly jumps and highlights the first matching item. Windows 7 replaces this feature with ...
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Windows Explorer Bug? Why is Windows Explorer Search Box not recognizing the character “R” for a set of file names?
So this is a case of curiosity more than anything.
I am in the process up loading images for a very large number of collegiate products from a certain vendor. Part of this process includes grabbing ...
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How Search File Content in Windows 8 File Explorer?
I'm stumped as to how the search function is Windows 8 File Explorer is supposed to work.
I'm trying to search the content of some text files under a sub-folder of My Documents. In File Explorer (...
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In Vista Explorer, how can I search the contents of all files in a directory for a word?
I have a PHP website in a directory on Vista.
Many files in that directory have the word "output" in them. In Windows Explorer, I type "output" into the search box. It finds two files but does not ...
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How to find files older than x days on Windows using Advanced Query Syntax (AQS)?
You can find files older than this week using
datemodified:< this week
but
datemodified:< 7 days
does not seem to work.
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How do I do a search in File Explorer that includes subfolders of zip archives?
In File Explorer, I can enter search terms in the upper-right search box to search the current folder and all subfolders. I can also navigate the folder tree of zip archives like any other folders. ...
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Why does Windows Explorer search sometimes miss some files?
In my downloads folder I have a file called PB_2.22_b006.zip. If I go to that folder in Vista Windows Explorer, and then type pb or pb* or anything like that in the search box, it doesn't find that ...
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Get Windows 7 to Stop Grouping Search Results by Immediate Parent Folder
Searching in Windows 7 is frustrating, inconsistent, and too different from in XP. One of the most egregious problems is that it insists on grouping search results by the immediate parent of items. ...
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Export content from Windows explorer search
When I do a search in Windows Explorer (Windows10) in a directory with many PDF documents I get the results giving me in the first column the file name and in the second column the path and a a ...
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Hide the search box in Windows 7 Explorer but not in the Start Menu
Using Windows 7 I want to hide the search box in Explorer but not in the Start Menu.
Is this possible?
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Getting Windows 7's Explorer to display search box without enabling Windows search
I want to get the search box back in Windows 7 without having to enable the Windows Search service. Is there a registry key to make it behave like in Vista, so I can just do searches on the fly ...
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Windows 10 Explorer Search field: Search for files beginning with "1-"
I am looking for the pattern to use the windows explorer search bar to find all files (Not folders)
in the current directory and all sub directories that start with the pattern 1-
for example the file ...
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